Primula veris
cowslip
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moist, humus-rich, neutral to acid soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flower colour: deep yellow
- Other features: mid-green leaves from mid to late spring
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Garden care: Generally, problem-free but do ensure that the ground remains moist, especially where the plant is growing in full sun.
- Sow: March - October
- Flowering: March -June
- Approximate quantity: 500 seeds.
Drooping clusters of scented, deep yellow flowers emerge from rosettes of mid-green leaves from mid to late spring. With the reduction of old pastureland colonies of this lovely once-common native wildflower are decreasing. Cowslips are perfect for a wildflower garden on moist soil, so why not help to reverse this trend?
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